title: Real time ultrasound in the assessment of intraocular foreign bodies.
abstract: The accurate detection and localisation of retained intraocular foreign bodies (IOFB) is important in the planning of subsequent surgical management. Using a porcine eye model, the authors have compared the relative detection rates of real time ultrasonography and plain roentgenograms for a variety of IOFBs. With an overall detection rate of 93%, ultrasonography appears to be a considerably more sensitive investigative tool than plain roentgenograms (40%) for the imaging of IOFBs, particularly those that are non-metallic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Bryden
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Pyott
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: McGhee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D013552:Swine; D014463:Ultrasonography